I have been on a massive dark and malty beer kick over the last month. Part of it is the season, I feel like these beers are perfect for cold winter nights, and we’ve had a few of those recently. Part of it is hop burnout, I drank too much IPA in 2018 and I […]
My good friends Tim and Amanda live in Providence and are my source for everything Rhode Island beer. One of the breweries they have repeatedly identified as a local favorite destined for big things is Long Live Beerworks in Providence. Long Live sells pints along with growlers and cans to go out of a small […]
I’ve often thought about the beers I would feature if I started my own brewery. I don’t think I would ever make that leap into beer as a career, I love my day job, but as a beer geek it’s fun to consider. In addition to the regular rotation of hop bomb IPAs that would […]
One of my most popular and fun to write regular columns on Hoppy Boston is my monthly random beer thoughts and links. Each month I review the big and small events in the local and national beer scene, link to some of my favorite beer articles from the month, and add some thoughts and commentary. […]
2018 was a great year for Hoppy Boston. I celebrated the 5 year anniversary of the launch of the site, and it was by far the best year in terms of total page views, exceeding my expectations by a substantial amount. I also started writing a semi-regular article for The Full Pint, which has been […]
The biggest story last month was the controversy surrounding Trillium, including their decision to cut the pay of some long-time employees. The story has continued to evolve over the past few weeks. Trillium put out another statement that finally addresses all of the accusations and shows that the brewery is making significant changes in the […]
I make 3-4 trips to Maine a year to visit friends and family, and I usually try to incorporate a few brewery visits as part of each trip. The logistics of this can be difficult with the young kids, they are good travelers overall but their naps and feeding schedules tend to dictate stops and […]
With the recent announcement that Norm Miller is retiring his popular Beer Nut column as part of a plan to cut back on drinking and focus on his health I thought it was about time to finally review Norm, his eponymous beer from Wormtown Brewery. It helped that Wormtown decided to distribute some of this […]
Of all of the amazing breweries in the great state of Maine the one I visit the most is probably Maine Beer Company in Freeport. Other breweries might be more trendy, or have new beer releases every week that generate buzz on social media, but Maine Beer Company makes consistently great beer. Every recipe has […]
Lat year my friend Ari and I made a bet on which team would win the AL East (I took my Red Sox while he is a Yankees fan). I won the bet, and the stakes were a 12 pack of beer of the winners choice. I was going to let him off easy until […]
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